5. From the What Could go Wrong Department: Research into the dinosaur-[maybe]-killing meteor strike in Mexico, by way of craters… seems like the opening to a disaster flick. What does this strange object buried in the earth do when I press it? Beep boop.http://gizmodo.com/scientists-will-fina … 1763284921

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6. Kung-Fu Grip: On the one hand, Daredevil in this instance annoys me for the Gi Joe figure stance and the really in-your-face black and red armor. On the other hand, never mind that, I’d never imagine seeing Punisher live action with a gatling gun would look so NORMAL to me. Well done!http://geektyrant.com/news/new-daredevi … atling-gun

9. Bring Back Topher But Dont: Well, this is the state of things in our supers land of plenty: Sony just greenlit Venom, but DIVORCED from the Spidey universe so as not, presumably, to share with Marvel. It’s just so…http://geektyrant.com/news/venom-solo-f … y-pictures

2. SGs Will Fit but Only Creatively: Lung sent me this also. I’ve coveted the ‘petrol’ version, as they call it now, forever, but the electric one is hot shit! Even at whatever maybe $65K plus shipping after options, it’s appetizing.http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/ev3

Meanwhile, Bryan Singer has jumped on the R bandwagon with word of a Red Sonja remake because reasons. WB/DC announced a sequel to the unreleased Suicide Squad which will no doubt be R, because how could it not be. And then, just to remind you what it looks like when a studio has a long view plan, Marvel said:

6. Well, That’s One Less White Actor: Legendary Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano has been cast in Ghost in the Shell. Sure, this is a welcome step towards at the very least making the cast of this Japanese-rooted story more international… but I’m just stoked because he’s bad ass in general.https://twitter.com/THR/status/705472982395670529

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7. HAN SOLO BAH!: When you fork out too many credits for the Force Awakens Blu-Ray, you will witness, if nothing else (and there’s a lot else, I suspect) this three second clip of Kylo Ren storming the Falcon with some flametroopers (now THAT would have been a cool battle)…

According to GT those features include:

Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey – For the first time, discover the complete story behind the making of The Force Awakens, revealed through in-depth footage and exclusive interviews with the actors and filmmakers in this feature documentary
The Story Awakens: The Table Read – Cast members familiar and new reflect on the memorable day they all first came together to read the movie’s script
Building BB-8 – See how the filmmakers brought the newest droid to the screen, creating an instant fan favorite in the Star Wars
Crafting Creatures – Watch movie magic as the filmmakers bring a cast of new creatures to life
Blueprint of a Battle: The Snow Fight – Go deeper into the epic, climactic lightsaber battle between Rey and Kylo Ren
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony – The legendary composer shares personal insights of his work on Star Wars and The Force Awakens
ILM: The Visual Magic of The Force – An insider’s look into the remarkable digital artistry of the movie’s visual effects.
Force For Change – Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. See how the Star Wars: Force for Change initiative has united Star Wars fans all over the globe to help others
Plus Deleted Scenes

8. Two-Weeks of Breath Holding: Have I mentioned I’m a little bit excited about this new season? A little bit? Early reviews say it has the same strengths and weaknesses as the first season, which sounds number one good to me.http://geektyrant.com/news/daredevil-ba … lix-series

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9. Beat Them With Their Own Shoes For a Mile: According to Frank Miller, whom I admittedly don’t often enjoy in his modern works, the original pitch for Batman: Year One, was so dark thanks to Darren Aronofsky’s input, that the studio panicked.

“It was the first time I worked on a Batman project with somebody whose vision of Batman was darker than mine. My Batman was too nice for him. We would argue about it, and I’d say, ‘Batman wouldn’t do that, he wouldn’t torture anybody,’ and so on. We hashed out a screenplay, and we were wonderfully compensated, but then Warner Bros. read it and said, ‘We don’t want to make this movie.’ The executive wanted to do a Batman he could take his kids to. And this wasn’t that. It didn’t have the toys in it. The Batmobile was just a tricked-out car. And Batman turned his back on his fortune to live a street life so he could know what people were going through. He built his own Batcave in an abandoned part of the subway. And he created Batman out of whole cloth to fight crime and a corrupt police force.”

I’d pay good coin for THAT.

There’s more in this interview…

Loved this quote: “nybody who thinks Batman was fascist should study their politics. The Dark Knight, if anything, would be a libertarian. The fascists tell people how to live. Batman just tells criminals to stop.”